v0.4.2

Note

Due to the numerous changes, it is required to delete existing VMs before upgrading if on a version lower than v0.4.0.

Highlights

• Revert Alpine version to v3.14.6. Fixes #288.
• Image preload for k3s no longer restricted to host platform. Fixes #219.
• Volume mount type is now included in the output of colima status command. Fixes #293.
• Update nerdctl to v0.20.0

Commits

• cpu: workaround for broken qemu64 by @abiosoft in #290
• cpu: revert workaround for qemu64 by @abiosoft in #292
• update issue templates by @abiosoft in #296
• ci: fix github actions by @abiosoft in #297
• k3s: preload images for all platforms. Fixes #219 by @abiosoft in #298

Full Changelog: v0.4.1...v0.4.2

v0.4.1

Note

Due to the numerous changes, it is required to delete existing VMs before upgrading if on a version lower than v0.4.0.

Highlights

Hotfix for failing host.docker.internal resolution in containers, regression introduced in v0.4.0

Commits

• dns: hotfix for docker internal domain by @abiosoft in #286

Full Changelog: v0.4.0...v0.4.1

v0.4.0

Note

Due to the numerous changes, it is required to delete existing VMs before upgrading.

Highlights

Application

• Configuration folder structure has been changed to reduce clutter in user's home directory. All config now resides at ~/.colima with subfolders for different profiles.
• Support for changing container runtimes of existing VMs.
• Support for configuration file as an alternative to cli flags.
• Added runtime and ip address to output of list command.
• New --cpu-type flag for custom qemu cpu type. Fixes #248
• New --edit flag to customize configuration on startup.
• New template command for default configurations. Fixes #242.
• New --layer flag to add Ubuntu container as convenience option to mimic an Ubuntu VM.

Kubernetes (k3s)

• Update to v1.23.6+k3s1
• New --kubernetes-ingress flag to toggle traefik. Fixes #133
• Support for configurable k3s version. Fixes #46
• Support for changing k3s version and container runtime without losing workload.
• Ensure successful startup before updating kubeconfig. Fixes #188

Network

• New --network-address flag to enable reachable IP address. Fixes #239
• Utilises gvproxy as a replacement for slirp.

Docker

• Restart is no longer required during provision. Fixes #224, #196
• Docker daemon configuration moved to config file. Fixes #225
• Docker socket path is now included in the output of colima status for docker runtimes.

Containerd

• Update to v0.19.0

Volumes

• Support for 9p volumes (requires Lima v0.10.0). Fixes #192, #102, #83, #65, #54.
• New --mount-type flag for specifying volume driver (sshfs, 9p). Still temporarily defaults to sshfs due to lack of support for host-created symlinks on 9p volumes.
• Change shortflag for volume mounts to -V to free up -v for verbose output.

Commits

• net: updates by @abiosoft in #227
• net: fix embedded library by @abiosoft in #228
• net: prevent lima startup error on network failure by @abiosoft in #230
• net: more fixes by @abiosoft in #231
• net: fix embedded vde_vmnet for m1 devices by @abiosoft in #235
• vmnet: resolve to absolute path for symlink/install by @milas in #245
• misc: general fixes by @abiosoft in #251
• Add --layer flag for Ubuntu container layer by @abiosoft in #281
• net: simplify network configuration by @abiosoft in #282
• chore: fix container runtime list by @abiosoft in #283
• Prepare for v0.4.0 by @abiosoft in #284

New Contributors

• @milas made their first contribution in #245

Full Changelog: v0.3.4...v0.4.0

v0.3.4

Highlights

• Support host.docker.internal hostname in containers
• Fix #186: 3-part port binding is not respected in Docker
• New ssh-config command to view SSH connection configuration.
• Support for profile name as argument for VM related commands e.g. colima start custom = colima start --profile=custom

Commits

• network: fixes for docker/containerd by @abiosoft in #201
• cli: report error if arguments are given for subcommands that require no arguments by @k1LoW in #205
• general ux improvements by @abiosoft in #207
• prepare for v0.3.4 by @abiosoft in #208

New Contributors

• @k1LoW made their first contribution in #205

Full Changelog: v0.3.3...v0.3.4

v0.3.3

Highlights

• fixes #171: update nerdctl to 0.17.0
• fixes #170: kubectl port-forward fails
• fixes #131: expose docker certs to the VM
• dns: add configurable dns with --dns flag.

Commits

• fix(readme): add docker-desktop migration by @georgettica in #130
• Support for buildin shasum on Mac by @matejsp in #132
• Faster nix installation by @kubukoz in #148
• spelling: daemon by @jsoref in #145
• docs: add documentation for MacPorts installation by @runar in #182
• Prepare for v0.3.3 by @abiosoft in #174

New Contributors

• @georgettica made their first contribution in #130
• @matejsp made their first contribution in #132
• @kubukoz made their first contribution in #148
• @jsoref made their first contribution in #145
• @runar made their first contribution in #182

Full Changelog: v0.3.2...v0.3.3

v0.3.3-pre-02

Fixes #171: update nerdctl to 0.16.1
Fixes #170: kubectl port-forward fails
Fixes #131: expose docker certs to the VM
Core: add configurable dns with --dns flag.

v0.3.3-pre-01

Fixes #171: update nerdctl to 0.16.1
Core: add configurable dns with --dns flag.
Fixes #131: expose docker certs to the VM

v0.3.2

Highlights

This release fixes broken buildkit daemon for containerd runtime, a regression introduced in v0.3.0.
colima nerdctl build now works as expected.

Commits

• Add GolangCI Lint by @kensipe in #104
• fix #120: buildkitd missing for containerd runtime by @abiosoft in #122
• chore/integration test by @abiosoft in #123

New Contributors

• @kensipe made their first contribution in #104

Full Changelog: v0.3.1...v0.3.2

v0.3.1

Highlights

• update nerdctl to v0.16.0 by @abiosoft in #114

New Contributors

• @voxpelli made their first contribution in #112

Full Changelog: v0.3.0...v0.3.1

v0.3.0

Note

v0.3.0 has underlying changes that warrants starting afresh by deleting existing instances (if created with v0.2.2 or lower).
This can be done with colima delete.

Highlights

• Employ the use of docker context to avoid clashes with other docker servers (e.g. docker for mac)
• Cross-architecture support. i.e. running x86 vm/containers on m1/arm and vice versa.
• Default to writeable vollume
• Support for running multiple instances of Colima
• Support running on Linux hosts
• Underlying Linux distro switched to Alpine for lighter setup
• Support for SSH agent forwarding

Commits

• feat(completion): add auto-completion support by @developer-guy in #34
• Add cmd option to change default architecture by @computeralex92 in #36
• feat(architecture): use user-specified architecture for kubernetes by @abiosoft in #37
• feat(docker): fixes #38, use docker context to avoid clashes with other servers by @abiosoft in #40
• feat(profiles): multiple instances support with --profile flag by @abiosoft in #41
• feat(network): make port-forwarding host interface configurable by @abiosoft in #45
• feat(logging): enable verbose logging by @abiosoft in #47
• feat(runtime): enable multi-architecture for docker, containerd. by @abiosoft in #50
• switch distro to alpine by @abiosoft in #76
• kubernetes: fix containerd runtime for M1 devices by @abiosoft in #78
• add documenation for installation via nix by @aaschmid in #89

New Contributors

• @developer-guy made their first contribution in #34
• @computeralex92 made their first contribution in #36
• @nicholasdille made their first contribution in #43
• @aaschmid made their first contribution in #89

Full Changelog: v0.2.2...v0.3.0